Celebrating polymer 1000 times

The Venice Biennale is the world’s oldest and most pretigious international forum for contemporary visual art. This year the polymer and mixed media work of New Zealand-born Francis Uprichard will be exhibited there.

Her polymer sculptures in the installation Save Yourself include searchers, dreamers, dancers; consumed by their acts of meditation or lost in reverie. One reviewer calls her a doctor of contemporary voodoo and says that,”…the mix-up of history, mischief and meaning is a potent mixture.”

The polymer community is a potent mixture too – jewelers and miniaturists, illustrators, dollmakers, celebrities, sculptors, fine artists and hobbyists around the globe. Today PCD marks 1000 posts that have covered it all – from dining room tables to the Venice Biennale. Thanks for following along!

The icing on today’s cake is the fine polymer work of Oregon artist Dede Leupold which made its online debut in her budding site and Etsy gallery. Have a sweet weekend.

Note

Yesterday’s artist, Mary Tempesta, writes that she is from L’Aquila, Italy, the site of that monstrous earthquake in April. Mary and her family have to rebuild their home and she says, “My work with polymer has been great therapy and has given me a push to start over anew.”

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Congratulations on your 1000th post, Cynthia! You are an amazing woman, and your Blog reflects that in every way. I love visiting, and always find a gem to inspire or inform me when I do. Thank you so much for being there!

Uprichard’s work is wonderful! I wish there was more to see on line. Perhaps I will have to seek her out when my son and I (hopefully) go to New Zealand this winter (that would be our winter, not theirs).

Welcome to Etsy, Dede! May your shop be both active and profitable! Delightful work! 🙂

Congratulations on 1000 Cynthia! I read your blog first thing every day before work, along with a cup of coffee and it’s a wonderful way to start the day!

I am so happy to see DeDe making a mark for herself on the internet. I met DeDe once in the bead store I work in. There was much excitement when we saw her beads! The store purchased them, but most of them never even made it out to the sales floor, all the employees were fighting over them. The bead I ended up with is one of my prized possessions in my collection of beads.

Wow, 1000 posts! Congratulations and thanks for all your hard work! You have really connected the world wide polymer community, and am grateful to be a part of it. What a privilege to be a part of your 1000th post.
Dede

Cynthia, Thank you for promoting polymer clay and the artists who create with it. I’m grateful to you and admire you for all the effort and skill you put into this blog. I’ve learned so much about other polymer clay artists. Congratulations on 1000 posts.

Cynthia: Thank you for making my morning coffee time so delightful each day…I look forward to seeing what you have come up with and am always inspired by the number of artists working with this material world wide. Your dedication to this site is amazing. Thank you.

Thank you so much, Cynthia, for all you do to promote polymer clay artistry. I start my day, every day, with a visit to your wonderful website for inspiration. Congratulations on your 1000th post, and here’s to many, many more!

WOW. who’d a thunk it?? Time flies when you’re getting inspired. Thanks Cynthia. I guess WE all agree that you are doing your community a great service and we hope you continue to get as much out of this as we do. you are appreciated!
big hugs

Cynthia, I am relatively new to the polymer community and have fallen in love with the medium. I had the honor of meeting you, in your beautiful black & white outfit, this past weekend at Synergy. It is such a pleasure to visit your site everyday and glean all of the knowledge that you’ve research for us. Thank you and please continue your good work.